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Jacob Hunter Miller

Myra Miller

Monday, May 20, 2024

Jacob Hunter Miller passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the age of 38. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Tommy McManus officiating. Burial will follow in Miller-Boone Cemetery.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests report

St. Landry Parish Sheriff arrests

Myra Miller

Friday, May 17, 2024

The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, May 17 Travis Thomas, 27, 600 block of Hall Street, Opelousas. Telephone communications, improper language, simple assault.

Daylon Lewis Ranville

Eunice man wanted on murder charges arrested in Shreveport

Myra Miller

Friday, May 17, 2024

On Thursday, The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified that Daylon Lewis Rainville and another occupant that was inside the vehicle were stopped in the early morning hours in Shreveport for a traffic stop.

UL Lafayette conferred 1,608 degrees during Spring 2024 Commencement

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette celebrated its Spring 2024 graduates during Commencement ceremonies May 10 and 11. A total of 1,608 degrees were conferred. Individual Commencement ceremonies for UL Lafayette’s eight academic colleges were held at the Cajundome and Convention Center.

The importance of home ownership

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

Home sales remain sluggish thanks to high interest rates and a shortage of homes for sale, and that is really bad for America. Because as more Americans become life-long renters, they will never experience the misery of owning a home.

What happened to the Nunez fortune?

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

The Nunez community on Highway 14 just east of Kaplan is named for descendants of a Spanish soldier who retired in Louisiana and did quite well for himself.

Is it nice to fool Mother Nature?

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

Yes, I was hunkered down paying rapt attention to the weather report on May 8 when an EF-3 tornado rampaged through a neighboring county. Understandably, I was intrigued by a May 11 “New York Post” article about a technological push to manipulate the weather.

St. Landry Parish marriage licenses

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

The following people obtained marriage licenses from the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Office, Opelousas. Wednesday, May 8 Gavin Craig Miller of Basile and Olivia Rhea Marie Storey of Basile. Thursday, May 9 Jordan Wayne Leblanc of Opelousas and Savannah Jade Ledoux of Opelousas.

The cover of Basile Weekly editor Darrel LeJeune’s book about his late parents.

Basile editor chronicles late parents

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

Darrel LeJeune, editor of The Basile Weekly and a retired Basile High educator, released a book last week about the life story of his late parents. The memoir is titled “A Tapestry of Rural Life in Southwest Louisiana: The Story of Stooge and The Ghep.

For Cleco residential customers looking to upgrade their home’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, Power Wise, Cleco’s energy efficiency program, can help cover the costs of purchasing and installing high-efficiency air conditioning units and heat pumps.

Cleco residential customers can receive up to $3,500 in rebates for energy-efficient upgrades

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 17, 2024

PINEVILLE — For Cleco residential customers looking to upgrade their home’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, Power Wise, Cleco’s energy efficiency program, can help cover the costs of purchasing and installing high-efficiency air conditioning units and heat pumps.